A woman from Brighton has urged fellow drivers to be on the lookout for nails and screws after three punctures in a few months.
Lyndsay Josephy, from Bevendean, posted her warning with a photo on Facebook. She said: ““Please keep your eyes peeled for screws and nails on roads in Bevendean and pick them up if you can.
“This was just what I found today. Wish I had kept all the others I’ve found over the last few weeks to show you just how many I have found.
“Screws and nails have cost me three new tyres in the last few months which is when I started noticing just how many there have been on the roads.”
A neighbour replied: ““I’ve had loads recently, wonder if roads agency, environment, PCSO need to know so they can check area?”
And another Facebook user said: “I think this isn’t just Bevendean – a friend of mine had one over in Hollingbury.”
Try living next door to an electrician. They unload their vans in the street and often leave screws scattered. After loosing a tyre that was barely two weeks old(!) I now check the ground every day. Must have lost six tyres to screws in the last few years. They never wear out on my car – always punctures
Some traders can be very messy and lack care when loading\unloading.